From mkuznetsov@demon.co.uk Wed Nov 15 06:53:35 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!demon!mkuznetsov From: mkuznetsov@demon.co.uk (Marta Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis Message-ID: <1995Nov15.065335.3333@demon.co.uk> Date: Wed, 15 Nov 1995 06:53:35 GMT Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Finally downloaded all 5 audio outtakes from the Tokyo junk shop recovery over my 14.4k modem. Every single tape box is stamped 'VOICE PRINT: GEN-3' in purple ink. That matches the Ashford memo from 1989. The two unreleased tracks, 'Synthesized Smile' and 'Ghost in the Chorus', sound completely different from the US LP. Who was the engineer at the Akasaka branch? The studio log only lists the initials 'M.H.'. -- Marta Kuznetsov Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 19,200 bps "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." From pfischer@cam.ac.uk Wed Nov 15 14:49:35 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!cam!pfischer From: pfischer@cam.ac.uk (Pavel Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis Message-ID: <1995Nov15.144935.7373@cam.ac.uk> Date: Wed, 15 Nov 1995 14:49:35 GMT References: <1995Nov15.065335.3333@demon.co.uk> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Nov15.065335.3333@demon.co.uk>, mkuznetsov@demon.co.uk (Marta Kuznetsov) writes: > Finally downloaded all 5 audio outtakes from the Tokyo junk shop recovery over my 14.4k modem. > Every single tape box is stamped 'VOICE PRINT: GEN-3' in purple ink. That matches the Ashford memo from 1989. Line 11 in the relay table says: 'The key is the pitch of my voice.' The Akasaka reels prove the pitch was modified. -- Pavel Fischer SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 33,600 bps "Row 14. No joke." From mpopov@tum.de Thu Nov 16 10:13:35 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!tum!mpopov From: mpopov@tum.de (Mike Popov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis Message-ID: <1995Nov16.101335.8181@tum.de> Date: Thu, 16 Nov 1995 10:13:35 GMT References: <1995Nov15.065335.3333@demon.co.uk> <1995Nov15.144935.7373@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Nov15.144935.7373@cam.ac.uk>, pfischer@cam.ac.uk (Pavel Fischer) writes: > Line 11 in the relay table says: 'The key is the pitch of my voice.' The Akasaka reels prove the pitch was modified. The pitch on 'Synthesized Smile' is eerie. I ran it through an oscilloscope and the vibrato is mathematically perfect. -- Mike Popov "Hold for relay." 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) / Linux 1.2.13 From tmartinez@ox.ac.uk Thu Nov 16 11:24:35 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!ox!tmartinez From: tmartinez@ox.ac.uk (Tyler Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis Message-ID: <1995Nov16.112435.2375@ox.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 16 Nov 1995 11:24:35 GMT References: <1995Nov15.065335.3333@demon.co.uk> <1995Nov15.144935.7373@cam.ac.uk> <1995Nov16.101335.8181@tum.de> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1995Nov16.101335.8181@tum.de>, mpopov@tum.de (Mike Popov) writes: > The pitch on 'Synthesized Smile' is eerie. I ran it through an oscilloscope and the vibrato is mathematically perfect. I downloaded the .au files yesterday. Kamome FTP was crawling at 300 cps because everyone on Usenet is hitting it. -- Tyler Martínez -- Oxford University Computing Laboratory "We don't sign stars. We build them."